Posts Tagged ‘contra’
E3 2010: Hard Corps: Uprising channels Contra
The Arc System Works developed Hard Corp: Uprising may not sport the Contra name, but it’s filled with the action of Konami’s classic run-and-gunner.
TimeWasters: Super Mario Bros. Crossover
Super Mario Bros. Crossover is a free flash game that is the quintessential wet dream of all old-school Nintendo fans.
Super Mario Crossover makes my inner 12 year old squeal
“Everything old is new again” is how the mantra goes, but rarely has it been made manifest to the degree that explodingRabbit has taken it. explodingRabbit, my new personal hero, has taken Super Mario Bros., and added dashes of Castlevania, Contra, Mega Man, and Metroid to create what may very well be the greatest flash [...]
Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth Slated for Oct 27 Japanese WiiWare Release
Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth is a liberal remake of the original title, Castlevania: The Adventure, the first Castlevania title released for the Gameboy almost 20 years ago. This much is clear: it is still set in 1576, whips can still shoot fire, and you still play as Christopher Belmont, Simon’s grandpappy. But grandpappy’s got sub-weapons [...]
Virtual Vox Pop: What Are Some Of Your Favorite Musical Scores In 2D Games?
Virtual Vox Pop is a weekly open mic in which we ask you, the reader, to sound off on a particular topic. This week, it’s music. Music and videogames have been kissy kissy bedfellows almost since the hobby’s inception. Pong-era titles were typically sound effects-laden games that lacked any discernible melody, but by the time [...]
Nerd Balloon’s Project D Continues With Battletoads and Mega Man II
Are you following Project D? If not, for shame. Nerd Balloon‘s YouTube series is a social experiment in which an old school gamer introduces an 11-year old (raised on a steady diet of modern first-person shooters) to the tough-as-spit games of yesteryear. The initial video was all about Contra. This time out, Battletoads. That’s right, [...]
11-Year Old Hates Contra and All That Is Fun In Life
Props to /gamer for unearthing one of the more intriguing gaming related YouTube clips that has ever graced the popular video repository. Kerry of Nerd Balloon has launched “Project D” a social experiment in which he sits down an 11-year old (raised on a steady diet of modern first-person shooters) in front of a computer [...]
Contra Blasts Onto the Palm Pre
If you’re a johnny-come-lately who doubts Konami’s deep influence in gaming, look no further than the Palm Pre, which is proving itself a love den for all things Konami. Days ago, it was discovered that inputting the famous Konami Code into the Palm Pre unlocks the handset’s dev mode, so it’s only fitting that the [...]
The Konami Code Finds Its Way Into the Palm Pre; Gaming Nerds Giggle
There’s a school of thought that states that nothing ever truly dies; ideas get reborn, remixed, and overhauled, but they never vanish. Take the infamous Konami Code of the late ’80s, which enabled lesser gamers to make it through Contra on 30 lives. Its transcended videogamedom to let people discover hidden unicorns at ESPN.com, and [...]
Review: Contra (NES)
Nowadays, when folks think of Konami, their minds invariably drift to the wild and wacky adventures of one Solid Snake, as he stealthily makes mincemeat of all manner of sci-fi/supernatural/G.I. Joe-level paramilitary freaks. But if you were to hop into the Way Back Machine and touchdown in the late ’80s/early ’90s the Konami name was [...]
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